killed by the fbi. joe friar is in boise for us this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. hannah anderson beginning the process of reuniting with her family thanks in part to a group of horseback riders that shifted the focus here to idaho. >> reporter: deep inside idaho's harsh wilderness, four veterans of the outdoors knew something wasn't right. >> just a gut feeling. like they didn't belong. >> mark and christa john and mark and kerry young were riding their horses in the backcountry when they stumbled upon two strangers from california. >> they were like a square peg going into a round hole. he might have been an outdoors man in california but not in idaho. >> reporter: what they didn't realize is they were talking to hannah anderson and james dimaggio. the man suspected of murdering

her mother and brother. >> they didn't want to talk to us. >> it all made since when they got home. >> the amber alert was on the television and i told my wife that was the girl we saw on the mountain. >> my friday they saw the heavily camouflaged car and fbi agents led them to a camp site deep in the mountains. it took 2 1/2 hours to find the spot. >> they waited until the two were separate ensuring hannah's safety. they weren't saying what was transpir transpired. hannah was reunited with her father sunday. welcome news to her grandmother. >> i'm excited for my son who gets to have her. he lost his wife and my beautiful, handsome grandson. we have to work at getting closure from now on. >> reporter: for hannah's safety and security, authorities are not releasing any information

about her whereabouts. at this point it's unclear when she is going to return to southern california but we can tell you her family there is anxiously waiting, savannah. >> joe in boise, idaho, thank you. the two couples that encountered hannah and were instrumental in her rescue are with us now. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> mark, let me start with you. what were some of the red flags for you if you could reel them off? >> oh it was the fact that they were totally out of place when they were up there. they wasn't dressed for the occasion and they just looked like one of them was scared and the other one was just blank. didn't want to talk to nobody. that's quite unusual. >> yes, indeed. mike, i know you tried to engage with them. did you think that she looked under distress at all, mike? >> well, when i seen her she had

a fearful look in her eyes. and that put up a red flag for me. >> krista as i understand it, you in that moment felt there was something wrong. you even wanted to talk to hannah but there was concern that something terrible might happen if you tried to confront them right then and there. can you tell me about that experience. >> yeah. that happened later at the lake when she was sitting there soaking her feet. we just kind of watched her and i was talking to jim prior to that telling him that what ever possessed them to come way out here in the wilderness. and he said that she picked where they went last year on a trip which was hollywood and los angeles. so this year was his turn to pick the trip. so that was a plausible, you know, explanation to why they would be there. >> mary, what was your

impression of mr. dimaggio? do you think he was acting like her father or something else? what did you think that relationship was? >> when we passed them the first time, he had his arm around her waist and was kind of holding her close. i felt that he was doing that to try and protect her from the horses as they were going past on the trail. she did look a little frightened at the time. >> and finally, mike, very quickly, the more i read about this area, how remote it is. the more astonishing it is that she was ever found. in your mind, what are the chances? >> very, very small. i spent a lot of time in the backcountry and chances like that just don't happen. >> well, mark and krista, thank

you very much. we appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> she said earlier it was a one in a trillion chance that they would have run across them and made that connection. >> i was shocked to hear in the backcountry li that. just the power of being observant. they looked like they didn't belong there. >> trying to engage in conversation and the little hints that came out in the conversation. >> got to trust your gut. absolutely. meantime mounting tension in egypt this morning. >> that's right. topping our news this morning. they're digging in this morning in cairo. security officials threatened to crack down on protestors setting the stage for more confrontations. richard engle is in cairo with the very latest. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. several thousand protestors, supporters of the ousted president morsi barricaded

themselves not far from the airport. they blocked off all streets leading to the square using brick walls and sandbags. they say they won't leave until president mohammed morsi from the muslim brother hood is reinstated to office. the egyptian army and police called on the demonstrators to disperse. in fact, egyptian forces were expected to move against the demonstrations with tear gas and sending in tanks. so far that hasn't happened. it's unclear right now if the egyptian government is going to use force knowing that could trigger violence that would be hard to contain or might just try and wait this out. >> richard engle in cairo, thank you. president obama begins his third day of vacation on martha's vineyard today but he won't be able to leave his work completely behind. kristen welker is there with the latest.

>> reporter: this is a working vacation for president obama but there will be plenty of time for r and r as well. on sunday president obama played golf. cameras captured him expressing a moment of frustration after missing a put but he hasn't been able to escape the debate over his government surveillance program. on friday, president obama announced new steps aimed at increasing transparency. republicans have typically been supportive but on sunday michael mccall said on meet the press that the steps were window dressing. he said mr. obama hasn't done a good enough job of explaining the program to the public. democrats welcomed the steps, most of them that the president announced butome including the senator continue to express concerns about privacy rights. any major changes to the surveillance program will have to wait until september when congress is back in session. natalie. all right.

kristen welker, thank you so much. >> now on what's moving the markets. kayla is here with more. good morning, a mix of reports on a global economy will steer the stock market this week even with investors on locations. she has been cashing in her hard earn facebook stock. she has $91 million last week by selling facebook stock as the company neared it's highest point since going public. and snail mail is staying afloat, even if barely. the u.s. postal service lost 700 $40 million in the last three months. that's a lot less than it did last year. the reason, consumers are sending fewer and fewer letters but more expensive packages. natalie. thank you so much. a vermont man hailed as a hero for his athletic on the ball

field. he grabs the ball with one hand and goes flying -- if you you can see it in the back, zoom in. >> now his teammates go crazy. >> there's the catch. you can see it better. now if it looks a little familiar in that green monster there it's because it is a minireplica of fenway park in boston. he took one for the team. >> do you think he'll be feeling sore at all today? >> no, the glory is worth it. he won't walk for a week. >> he'll be smiling. >> they did go on to win the game. >> that's important. >> nice. >> bill is here for al today. good morning to you. what can we expect for the weather. >> first i have a real or fake for you. this was yesterday, last night in moscow, this is a picture of bolt, just finished, just won the championship and look in the background above the stadium. the lightning bolt went off just as he finished the race.

his name is usain bolt. >> i'm going to say real. >> it is real. it's from the agency free press. that's one of the posters you want on your wall. >> who has the worst morning commute? kansas city this morning. showers, thunderstorms and downpours over the top of you. we had a heavy downpour roll right through manhattan here in new york city. you can get the hit and miss showers. over the next three days. broken record, the southeast and tennessee valley you once again had a best chance of getting the downpours. another soggy summer for you guys. that's your national forecast. a look at the weather outside your window in just 30 seconds. over a thousand styles hundreds of fits dozens of wash and one very happy you. sears has the brands you love. so you found a few yeah, a few

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the iowa caucass are 28 months away. they're so far off they haven't set a date yet but the next round of presidential want to bes are not wasting any time. they're converging on the states that will cast the first vote in 2016. >> it's great to be back in iowa. >> get back to the constitution. >> this country has to be brought back from the edge. >> as a famous iowan once said, if you build it he will come. >> if you build it, he will come. >> that applies to politics too. drawing some of the republican parties heavy hitters. all potential 2016 hopefuls. like rick santorum that won the iowa kaus -- caucas last year. >> he is hoping to pick up

steam. >> there's no more important regulatory reform we can do than to repeal every single word of obamacare. >> not to be forgotten, sarah palin is weighing in taking sides in the latest family feud between kentucky senator rand paul and new jersey governor chris christie. >> i'm on team rand. rand paul understands. he gets the notion of don't tread on me government. and chris christie is for big government. >> donald trump is flirting with a presidential run. >> obama should have been beaten. hilary will be tougher to beat. >> supporters are focused on that. focused on making history on their own. >> what i hope will be that moment in 2017 when we all get to say madam president to hilary r rodham clinton. >> not a single candidate on either side actually declared they're running but they're dropping plenty of hits. that includes joe biden.

his aids confirm to me he will be the keynote speaker at an annual fry in iowa next month. >> get used to iowa peter. here at home there's good news at the pump. the national average for a gallon of gas $3.55. that's down 6 cents in a week. experts are predicting prices will keep coming down for the rest of the year. tom costello is at a gas station in bethesda, maryland this morning. good morning to you. >> we're winding down on the summer travel season and in a few weeks in september we'll be switching over to the winter gasoline blend. >> reporter: why couldn't we have gotten this news a few months ago? just as our great family summer get aways are winding down comes news that gas prices are also coming down. >> they have to come down sometime. >> reporter: prices actually peaked with a national average

of $3.79 in late february. they fell in the spring to climb back in june and july amid the unrest in egypt and u.s. refineries going off line for maintenance but now prices have started to drop again with analysts saying they will keep going down as we switcho a cheaper winter brand of gal lean. >> prices could drop to 20 cent ace gallon from the start of september to the start of october. >> the national average could drop to $3.20 a gallon. in this station in l.a. where unleaded is going for $4.70 a gallon it's can't come soon enough. >> it's a hassle. you're planning your week because you can't drive as much as you want to because you can't spend as much as you want to. >> but for now the trend lower is good news for mike who owns a fleet of ice cream trucks in l.a. and who has held his wallet since california averaged $4.67

last october. >> this is a matter of life or death. closer to $5 a gallon, have to think about doing something else with with my trucks. >> reporter: here is the big variable. we are in hurricane season right now and if even one storm approaches the gulf coast we could see prices at the pump jump by 10, 20, 40 cents a gallon. however come 2014 they're predicting we could see gas prices hit three year lows. >> that's what we want to hear. >> and coming up re. >> don't you move, he's going to get you, get you, get you. >> the rodeo at the missouri state fair drawing outrage for openly mocking president obama. >> and lea michele's first public appearance since the death of cory monteith. her emotional tribute to her boyfriend and glee costar. but first on a monday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

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a look at one of our top stories this morning, more fallout for state land after more recent reports of property damage baltimore county has refused to renew their amusement hall license. the owner would not talk about this, but they do have the right to appeal the decision. officials have also threatened to revoke their skating license if the problems continue. time for a check on your morning commute. >> good morning, everybody. let's bring you up-to-date on the latest problems. a car fire, be careful for those of you head out on russell street. another accident location to avoid prior to aberdeen, for the to the south in the white marsh area, the harbor tunnel at this

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for all of you out there who loved and admired corey as much as i did i promise that with your love we're going to get through this together. >> what a moment at last night's teen choice awards as lea michele paid tribute to her boyfriend cory monteith who

passed away. we'll hear more from her in a moment. 7:30 on a monday morning. it's the 12th of august, 2013. >> a warning to pet owners about something called pet flipping. criminals who find your lost dog and sell him or her for quick cash. one victim is going to share her story. >> if you need a reason to reach out to your grandparents, you're going to want to stick around. there's a new study that shows it's important to have that relationship for your health. >> very interesting story. we'll begin with a controversy at the missouri state fair where an announcer and rodeo clown are under fire for mocking the president. >> reporter: caught on camera, a rodeo clown wearing a president obama mask getting jeered by announcers at the missouri state fair on saturday. >> don't you move. he's going to get you, get you, get you. >> fair goers say the crowd cheered as the other clowns

prodded him and played with his lips while one of the announcers asked if they wanted to see the president run down by a bull. >> he's going to get you obama, he's going to get you. >> perry dean was in the audience and filmed it on his cell phone. >> like an effigy at a klan rally. there would have been no reason to mess with his lips if he was a white president. >> he calls it partisan for an event that receis taxpayer money. >> i know i'm a clown. he just run around acting like one and doesn't know he is one. >> missouri politicians from both parties expressed outrage over the incident. the democratic senator issued a statement on sunday calling the rodeo act shameful and unacceptable urging her home state to be, quote, better than this. the lieutenant governor, a republican, said ic condemn the

actions and i ask them to hold the people responsible accountable. well, fair organizers released a statement that says the performance by one of the rodeo clowns at saturday's event was inappropriate and disrespectful and does not reflect the opinions or standards of the missouri state fair. we strive to be a family friendly event and regret that saturday's rodeo badly missed that mark. >> that's pretty crazy. >> it is, indeed. we'll take a turn now and get a check of the weather from bill that's in for al. today's weather is brought to you by new so slimming dresses, skirts and pants only at chico's. well, this sign has tears on it as the rain drops have fallen on the plaza. why is that? >> this is my first day of retirement. >> all your friends teachers are back at school. >> ann, sorry. >> really heart felt, right?

as she's on vacation too to rub it in more. let's talk about what we're going to deal with as we're going throughout the weather story. globally let's talk. this was the strongest storm of the year globally. 140 miles per hour winds. this was a typhoon. this is utor. 22 fishermen are missing. we're trying to get news of the damage that took place in the northern philippines. in the atlantic here at home, have you noticed we haven't had a hurricane yet this season? i have to knock on wood somewhere. usually at the beginning of august we get our first hurricane. there's none in sight. let's keep the good luck coming. as far as today's forecast, a lot of rain out there. downpours from new york city into the appalachians. i'm worried about flooding and the possibility of flash flooding. i'm watching wichita to little rock. that's the best chance ofch >> starting out with some patchy fog. we will see a mix of clouds and sun.

high temperature in the mid to upper 80's. we cannot rule >> and you my good friends, if you ever want your hour by hour forecast you can get that at weather.com. natalie, david and savannah, back to you. >> now to lea michele's first public appearance since the death of her boyfriend and glee costar cory monteith. >> she appeared on last night's teen choice awards breaking her silence with a tearful and touching speech. >> i just wanted to be here today to personally thank all of you and tell everyone out there how much all of you love and support has meant to me over

these very difficult seasons. thank you. not that i had any doubt before, but you guys are most certainly the greatest fans in the world. >> breaking her silence, an emotional lea michele took the stage last night tearfully thanking the audience during an acceptance speech at the teen choice awards. >> for all of you out there who loved and admired corey as much as i did, i promise that with your love, we're going to get through this together. he was very special to me and also to the world and we were very lucky to witness his incredible talent, his handsome smile, and his beautiful, beautiful heart. >> people have been waiting to hear from lea michele for several weeks. and when she emerged on stage and spoke from her heart about how important her boyfriend and her cast mate was to the show it really resinated with the audience. >> fans reacted to the speech instantly across social media.

does anyone else really want to give lea michele a hug right now? that was truly incredible. lea michele was such a strong person. her speech made me cry my eyes out. the speech marks her first public comments since her boyfriend was found dead last month. he died from a combination of heroin and alcohol. >> the choice tv show comedy is "glee". >> the show that made him a star won the award last night for choice tv show comedy giving other cast members a chance to remember their friend. >> we lost someone that we really loved and that all of you guys loved too. we are very fortunate to come back to a show where we feel the love of family and corey was like a brother to us and like a dad. >> but the words from lea michele wearing a necklace with corey's name on it had the deepest impact.

>> so whether you knew him personally or just as finn hudson, corey reached out and he became a part of all of our hearts. and that's where he'll stay forever. so thank you guys so much. thank you. >> now michelle is already back to work on the set. the show is preparing a special tribute episode to monteith. it will address the issue of drug abuse. important. >> did a beautiful job. it's nice that the show won as well. >> absolutely. >> well, coming up next, we will switch gears, a new low for criminals. finding your lost pet and then selling it for crash. >> and a little later on, an unexpected bump in the road for the woman attempting to recreate amelia earhart's final flight. but first, these messages. ♪ now, meet our instantly slimming, secretly shaping dresses, skirts and pants. ♪ they slim, smooth, and shamelessly flatter,

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of people actually. when you think criminals can't stoop any lower, they surprise you. if you ever lost a pet you know how heart wrenching it is, and scary too. but now police say thieves are preying on the lost animals. it's called pet flipping. they find lost dogs and instead of returning them, sell them for a quick buck. that ball of energy, that's rosy, huge and feisty. it's why lisa wagner loves her so much. >> that's a girl. >> reporter: but this summer, rosie got loose. lost on the streets of indianapolis. >> it's almost as if you lose a child. they got lost. well, a dog's not much better and they can't talk. >> reporter: you were scared? >> yes we were very scared. >> reporter: desperate for help she posted these flyers all over the website. when she went to a lost dog website, great news, rosie was

found but this con artist already claimed her. posing as rosie's owner. >> she knew it wasn't her dog but she claimed her and next thing we knew, she listed her for sale on craigslist. >> reporter: that's right. this poor missing dog was being pawned online. price, $50. >> it's just despicable. >> reporter: it's called pet flipping. crooks finding lost pets and selling them for cash. at least 10 cases in indianapolis this year alone and police fear it's growing. >> how are these criminals doing it? >> sometimes they'll just find a missing pet. sometimes they'll answer a found ad and claim to be the owner of that pet or sometimes they'll steal it right out of your yard. >> reporter: it can get worse. when lisa tracked down the woman trying to pawn rosie she said the thief tried to extort her. >> she texted us and said if we gave her a $250 reward she would

give our dog back to us. >> a ransom. >> basilly. >> meanwhile you called the cop ises. >> yeah, and they were on their way to her house. >> reporter: police arrested the woman that fled guilty to fell t -- felony theft. >> do you feel bad about what you did? >> no, why am i supposed to. >> do you? >> i feel bad for the person but not the person, no. >> she wouldn't apologize saying she needed the cash. >> i'm a single mom, i have fraternal twins on the way and i have a one-year-old and the economy is hard nowadays. >> you did it for the money. >> for diapers for my kid. >> you were going to use the money from the sale of the dog to pay for diapers. >> yeah. >> whatever the reason, lisa says there's no excuse for stealing a member of her family for money. >> what is your message to the pet flippers? >> you will get caught. it is awful that people would put other people through that kind of agony. >> we are just glad rosie is back home with lisa.

police say crooks can make anywhere from $50 to $1,000 on one dog depending on the breed. how can you avoid becoming a victim? police say don't leave your pet unattended outside even in your own yard, even if you have a fence. if your dog goes missing check the pet section of craigslist to see if someone is trying to sell it and get your pets microchiped. if someone finds your dog is an easy way to prove you're the true owner. you can get it done at the local vet pretty cheap, pretty quick. >> it's a shame you have to go to those lengths but people are doing that now. >> can't believe we're saying that. >> jeff rossen, thank you so much. when we come back, the pay-to-stay jail in california that's raising eyebrows. does it make time too easy? after this. >> it's -- i don't know, it's like she loves to get her -- thank you so much. the corner of "taking in the scenery" and "hey, they're taking our stuff,"

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we are back at 7:49 with a jail in california that found a controversial way to make money. inmates playing for premium cells with flat screen televisions and new mattresses. >> he asked that we call him robert. not his real name. convicted of vehicular manslaughter while under the influence. >> this is my first time doing any time. >> reporter: he'll serve at least two years but robert and his family paid $72,000, 100 a day to spend those years here. it's the so-called pay-to-stay jail. there's no gangs, there's no violence, nothing to fear. >> in the end it came down to

i'd rather spend the money and be safer. >> reporter: the money also buys flat screen tvs, a computer and media center and an environment pristine by comparison to county and state lockups where movies like violence seems almost a cliche. it's atm justice. >> if you have a lot of money that that somehow will translate into how the judiciary streets you. that's un-american and wrong. >> reporter: but it was right for a small seaside city hemorrhaging $700,000 a year to run it's 30-bed jail. so they ran ads looking for convicted criminals that will be paying customers and found plenty. >> we'll make up 4 to $500,000 in revenue. >> reporter: in his crime novels he'll have them boasting. the tough guy in the toughest prisons knows first and foremost how to stay alive.

this is not that kind of jail. >> but it's still a cage. >> it's not disney land. >> still a lockup. alone with whatever torments you. >> regardless of how nice the place or safe is you're always locked in your own head. >> but he admits he's doing easier time because of a stacked deck. >> it's always stacked one way or another. some people have better access to resources. >> reporter: exactly what the critics of pay-to-stay jails are saying. for today, nbc news, california. >> that's going to start some debate. >> i wouldn't call that hard times. >> no. >> not exactly hard times but you also have these cash strapped cities. >> yeah and jail overcrowding as well. >> interesting story. >> i don't know. straight ahead here, no minivan for her. beyonce shows off how she rolls with her family. >> then from the office to a night on the town. the art of wearing a white shirt. after your local news. ♪

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could affect your commute. and overturned vehicle, at the intersection there are some closures in a fact. a white marsh, pulaski highway, ebenezer road, the alternate is in the green down toward the beltway. 95 at the memorial bridge, looking good at the moment, but further south at 198, watch for an accident in fort meade. a lot -- volume continues to build resulting in delays in the outer loop, 15 on the northeast corner. beginning at harper towards the valley, off to the left of your screen you can see the yellow towards 29. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> fin fog out there, it should not be a major concern, the showers have been passing by to the north, out of harrisburg, moving along 76.

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>> hey mom in pennsylvania. >> i'm spending my first day of retirement on the "today" show. well, thank you for spending your day with us. 8:00 now on a monday morning. it's the 12th of august, 2013. nice start to the week for the folks at rockefeller plaza. but looking at the grey skies above, we may see rain later tonight. i'm san van guthrie along side david gregory. matt has morning off today but you were saying hello to the nice folks in rehabilitation center -- in rockefeller plaza. >> it's nice and cool. >> i don't think there will be rain later. >> you don't forecast a bad hair day. >> no. >> coming up on trending, nobody would want to get fired. can you imagine if your boss decided to let you go and fire you on the spot while 1,000 coworkers were listening in on a conference call. >> the circumstances are interesting there. and more on our on going series,

the art of -- this morning it's about how to wear the white shirt. my wife doesn't think i look good in a white shirt. says i should avoid it. it's a wardrobe staple we know. >> i don't know how to tell you this, but we're doing white shirts for women. >> i realize that but i'm just speaking from where i'm standing. >> maybe it will be a follow up segment we can do. >> very good. >> tomorrow we want to remind you about our interview with jimmy fallon. he'll open up about his baby girl winnie, using a surrogate to have her. his plans for the tonight show and more. >> he's a great guy. winning guy. we'll go back inside to natalie. she has the top stories. good morning everyone. the international backlash against antigay legislation in russia is spreading ahead of next year's winter olympics. we're getting a chance to see how athletes will handle it as mass cow hosts the track and field championships. michelle kosinski is in moscow.

michelle, good morning. >> right, this law passed unanimously in june is propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to children. it's clear in intent w. the winter olympics in sochi right around the country we're hearing strong reaction from top leaders in government, arts, and sports. it's a glorious olympic replay. going to distance. usain bolt riling up the crowd. but outside the stadium what spread is anger. protests in england, scotland, belgium, canada, the u.s. where owners of gay bars dumped russian vodka. >> it means you can be arrested if you say something even positive, simply positive about being gay. >> that includes on the internet. no one is really sure how or how much this will be enforced but there have been arrests at

protests and dutch film makers interviewed a teenager about the gay community. it's drawn celebrities from celebrities like lady gaga. why didn't you arrest me when you had the chance russia? because you didn't want to answer to the world? and president obama said something twice. >> nobody is more offended than me. >> but says the boycott that many are calling for would hurt athletes. >> the former diving champion who is gay agrees. >> make a statement that way. let them shine. >> some are already making statements. runner nick simmons competing now in russia wrote in a ray with a russian athlete i'll shake his hand and thank him for his country's generous hospitality and then after kicking his [ bleep ] in the race talk about my friends back

home. >> they say the russian leaders assured them that the law would not affect athletes or attendees but everybody has to obey russian laws so now they're asking russia for more clarificati clarification. >> thank you michelle. the california teen kidnapped after her mother and brother were killed has been reunited with her father. 16-year-old hannah anderson was rescued saturday at a camp site in the idaho backcountry. an fbi agent shot and killed the suspect, 40-year-old james diggio. the pair was located after they encountered a group of horseback riders that called police. a 2-year-old boy abducted after a double homicide in rhode island was found safe on sunday. he was wandering alone on a street in providence rhode island. he is the son of one of the two women found dead inside a house sunday morning. two suspects are now under arrest. a tennessee mother is a

peeling a judge's ruling that changed her baby's first name. she was in court because she and her baby's father could not agree on a last name for their infant son. but the judge didn't approve of the baby's first name and changed it to martin declaring that messiah is received only for jesus. >> well, dozens of people were evacuated overnight when a giant sinkhole began sexual loeg up a resort villa near disneyworld. guests heard loud noises and windows cracking as one building partially collapsed and another began sinking. >> the world's fastest man usain bolt has a fitting photo to go with that name. just as he reclaimed the world 100 meters title in moscow last night, a bolt of lightning flashed right overhead. that perfect number captured by a french photographer. it's a beautiful shot. >> norway's prime minister went

under cover as a taxi driver for a campaign video stunt. he chatted with potential voters as he drove them around. passengers were surprised when they were finally told who was behind the wheel. especially a person who apparently had complained about his driving skills. well, that will show you. it's 06 right now. let's go back outside to savannah and david. >> pretty clever idea. you might hear things as a candidate you don't want to hear. >> let's go across the plaza. bill is here for al. good morning again. >> what if it was taxi confessions? that would have been interesting. parker is one of three boys in this little picture here. which one is you buddy. >> this one. >> yeah, that one. we knew that. who is your baby brother. >> hudson. >> who is this? >> logan. >> logan. very good. cute little family. congratulations to you, mom. let's talk about your pick city of the day today. let's go down to where we're dealing with the rainy weather in mississippi.

tupelo today, scattered storms in the forecast. yes, your blue suede shoes, elvis from tupelo, mississippi. the worst of the weather by far right over the top of kansas city. if you're down from interstate 70 or down to arkansas that's where the heavy rain will be from showers and storms. we're looking dry in the west. this weather pattern hasn't changed for three or four weeks. hot and dry in the west and in the east relatively cool and every now and then just like >> good morning.g y.ppy monda the sun breaking out with spotty showers possible.

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we are back at 8:12 with what is trending today. trending on twitter, a morale boost that didn't go that way. aol ceo tim armstrong was trying to rally his troops. the focus was the company's patch local news service which was bracing for cut backs. it was going to be a tough call but with about 1,000 people listening in armstrong unleashed an outburst that has a lot of people talking. >> if you think what's going on right now is a joke and you want to joke around about it, you should pick your stuff up and leave patch today. and the reason is and i'm going to be very specific about this

is patch from an appearance, abel put that camera down right now. abel, you're fired. get out. she the creative director. he took photos to post them on a company's internal website. he said he had no come menlt mee matter. >> you can understand the boss being made when he takes out a cell phone to take a picture but it's part of the services they offer. so -- >> it's just a little strange. maybe there's more of a back story to it. >> he seemed to react fast too. he fired him right away. >> he didn't hesitate. that's for sure. certainly made his point. you're fired is like a donald trump you're fired. >> right. >> also trending on facebook, are they related? we brought you the story about amelia rose earhart. she is the reporter who will recreate her name sake's epic

journey around the world. one of the most common questions she gets is are you related to amelia earhart? after hiring a team of researchers amelia rose has a definitive answer. >> discovering who i am not has lead me to fully and finally understand who i really am. in the last 24 hours new information from a team of researchers that i hired shows what while i share a name and passion for flying with the first amelia earhart. we're not from the same family. nothing in life as ever as simple as we want it to be. >> amelia rose went on to say she shares a common ancestry with the aimed aviator that dates back to the 18th century but they are not from the same family. so was this deception or just not giving the full picture. >> i think she honestly didn't know. i think when she was here on our show she did say perhaps a distant relative. >> she never tried to say --

>> it was her great grandmother of something. >> right. >> when it got to the point where she was getting closer to the flight she was like let me know for sure. >> the great thing is it launched her on this new journey and she is going to stick with that and by next summer she'll be launching on her journey around the world. >> she has the name, after all. >> right. >> we'll be following. >> exactly. >> also trending on yahoo, diamond in the rough. here's a story sure to give hope to treasure hunters everywhere. the 12-year-old had been searching for 10 minutes when he stumbled across a 15.16 carat diamond. he was vacations with his family in arkansas when he found the brown jewel and named it god's glory diamond. the size jelly bean it's the 27th largest diamond found at the park. and the policy is finders keepers. they find about 2 diamonds a day

there on average. i'm thinking next summer, here i come. >> the crowd will all go that way. >> a piece of trivia, the 25th largest diamond in the world is -- it's right here. >> get out of here david. oh my gosh. >> right. >> trending on google, who needs a minivan? cameras captured beyonce herself driving back from the hamptons in nice wheels. vintage rolls royce. daughter blue ivy in a car seat in the back. the ride was a gift from jay-z and while the music super stars are generous they know how to spread the wealth. they gave out $4 million in bonuses to their staff of 80 people. >> she had long hair there. maybe that was pre-hair cut. >> maybe it was a wig all along. >> that's nice.

>> i don't think there was a dvd player or anything. >> a little shade in the backseat there. a little shaded baby seat. >> it's a little confined. >> they'll muttle through. >> that looks like a sweet ride. >> straight ahead, new research that shows a surprising benefit to building a strong relationship with your grandparents, but first, the new push in oklahoma to put storm shelters in every school. it's being lead by the parents of children that were skilled in may's devastating tornado in moore, oklahoma. gabe gutierrez is there with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. students in moore preparing to head back to school on friday. but as they deal with the pain of what happened here nearly three months ago a debate is raging over how to make sure that students across tornado alley are safe. when the tornado sliced through moore on that frightening may afternoon, residents took cover,

but some couldn't escape. >> nothing feels like it's supposed to. >> reporter: dan and nicole still can't escape. >> i don't know how to call a place a home without her. >> reporter: their 9-year-old daughter was one of the seven killed at the elementary school when the twister rolled through. >> does it make you angry? >> absolutely. every day, all day angry. >> reporter: the school did not have storm shelters and many here have been asking why. >> do you think a shelter would have saved sidney? >> absolutely. >> it is not a question of if tornadoes will come. it say question of when. >> reporter: local attorney john hunt is trying to come up with an answer. he brought together volunteers to raise private money forming a nonprofit organization called shelter oklahoma schools, sos. >> our goal is to put a shelter in every oklahoma school. there's over 1600 schools in oklahoma without shelters and we need to change that. >> reporter: the biggest

obstacle, cost hunt estimates the price tag would be upwards of $1 billion. since may, questions swirled about who should be responsible? the federal government? states? or local districts already strapped for cash? school official ss say it shoul be all three plus donors. >> all that matters is that the students are safe and we provide the safe structures for them. >> many relatives are channelling their grief into sos raising more than $2 million so far. >> no parent should wonder about their child's safety at school with weather. something like a tornado it shouldn't -- it shouldn't take kids. they're supposed to be safe at school. >> reporter: still sos has an uphill battle. since 1999 with another massive tornado tore through moore, fema

grants funded the construction of 1300 safe rooms across the country, but only one state, alabama, requires storm shelters. and that's only for new schools. gabe, thank you very much. >> now to a new reason to call grandma. new study by researchers at boston college found grandparents and adult grand children who are close are less likely to be depressed. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> this is a very interesting story and it goes both ways and it's not just about thinking of grand kids as children, but thinking about how they grow up. talk a little bit, judith, about the study itself and what it found. >> so the study took grandparents and adult grandchildren and said what do they have to do with each other? let's look at two things. first, emotional support. they asked each person, how close are you? how would you rate this relationship and they compared

that to depression scores and then more important they said how much instrumental support, meaning, how much stuff do you do for each other? household chores? financial support? advice? life decisions? and what they found was depression scores are lower when adult grand children, average age 31 and grandparents are closer and depression scores are lower for the grandparents only when the grandparents also give back. so if you give to grandma and you take care of grandma but she didn't give back to you, she feels bad. >> that's the headline of this study. it goes to the wisdom it's better to give than receive. but a lot of us with our grandparents might say don't give us your money or you don't need to do significant for me but it's helpful. it's good if they're able to feel like they're giving you something. >> it is. normally we think of kids as the only ones that have the developmental milestones, walking or talking on time but

adults have it too. for grandparents, their milestone is having that sense of purpose and to feel like their life mattered. to be able to give back and be useful and guide that next generation. it's a huge deal. >> not everybody so lucky to have living grandparents. i have my cousin here in new york who is a great grandmother who has an incredible relationship with with her grand kids. but she is the active participant. she's not just being cared for and there has to be something unique. our relationship with our parents is one thing but as an adult with a grandparent you encourage us to ask them about life. >> well, ask them about life. you're 30 years old, show grandpa your resume. he's had a job. >> i'm actually 32. >> well, these have very simple but they're real. if your grandmother has the dishes she wants to give you and you really don't want them, take them. ask for the recipe. receive it. >> but they raised families. they have seen so much.

they have been through all kinds of ups and downs. >> we have research on positive aging. aging that's not just fight it, deny it, avoid it but do it in a good way. the number one thing we see is volunteerism. people that give and are connected have less depression and they live longer. this is micine for all of us. >> it speaks to the point that all of us want to feel we have a purpose or a function. it struck me as i was reading the research on this, if you have older parents, i would think this lesson extends to them as well. >> absolutely. one of the big things about it is we all learn -- we get through life by learning. we see it and do it. if you have the link where you can see somebody that's been there, done that and came out on the other side. it goes to make sense that we all feel better in knowing that we're going to be okay at the end of the day. it's a big reassurance. >> the short message is take the check. when they're offering you the check, take the check.

>> take the check, take the pillows, take the dishes, but mostly take the advance. >> take the advance. >> thank you. >> thank you both very much. >> great discussion. appreciate it. coming up, dressing your best. david, this segment is not for you. actually -- >> i love the white shirt. >> who doesn't love a white shirt? you know there's an art to it. we'll get into that. a lot of different looks from casual to dressy. we'll have that after your local news.

>> good morning. it is 8:26. let's get a final check on the morning commute. >> good morning, everybody. let's bring you up to date with

what is happening on the area roads. and overturned vehicle on morgan road, use caution, the police are on the scene in the white marsh vicinity. theunning smoothly out of northeast and once you get to the north side of the beltway, it will back up past hard for towards the valley in the outer loop. further south, 198, this accident is in the outer loop and it is a lot heavier there. on the west side outer loop it will take you 14 minutes with 15 minutes on the northeast corner interstate 70 starting to see the delays out of the marysville region, breaking up with a pretty nice ride toward the beltway. that is the latest. over to you. >> temperatures are in the 70 faucet right now, 70 in edgewood. still a lot of clouds hanging

around, this one is trying to poke out with a shower from new london into pennsylvania. this is what it is going to be light today. most areas will be dry with a few spots on the map getting showers out there. another one is coming on tuesday, linking up with colder air and kicking off thunderstorms tomorrow at the it -- and at the end of the week. still sticky out there, showers in spots, more showers and storms late tonight through tomorrow and into the end of the week. >> thank you for joining us. another update at 8:56.

8:30 now on this monday morning. the 12th of august 2013. we say hello to a great crowd out here on the plaza. they wave hello to the folks watching back home. i'm savannah guthrie along side david gregory in for matt and natalie morales. coming up, one of our favorite looks. the must have white shirt. you have to have it in your wardrobe. >> you ladies have all about color this morning. >> this morning we are. but we like a white shirt. there's a lot of different ways you can style it. we'll show you one that will work for the office. one for a date. one for a big night out on the town. >> can you wear it past summertime, though? the crisp white shirt. >> first of all, it's me giving fashion advice but i say yes. we'll see what our expert says. >> we'll take you inside tracy morgan's over the top man cave. the main attraction is a shark tank. i have goldfish, he has sharks. but the point is they're both

man caves. >> who gets in there and feeds them. >> also a reminder, we have not one but two big concerts for you here this week on the plaza. jimmy buffet, one of our all time favorites. he'll be here on thursday and then on friday country super star luke brian and he is letting you pick his final song. here are your choices. country girl shake it for me, drunk on you, or rain is a good thing. to vote just head to our website. you'll find out on friday. >> i vote for drunk on you. >> no, it's a good song too. let's get a check of the weather. bill is here for al today. hey, bill; all right. ella is behind me here. i talked to her three or four times. if she doesn't do it this time, it's going to be trouble. hi ella. there you go. see, that was the reward. beautiful little princess. congratulations. and this group from iowa is trouble here.

a lot of trouble. happy 60th birthday to this one right here. >> thank you. >> let's talk about this forecast across the country. the jet stream has been dominating the weather as it usual will you does but this summer it's a little unusual. it hasn't moved much. we have watched the below normal temperatures, a lot of wet weather in the southeast. in the west, seems like we're getting new fires popping up every day now. still very dry and the temperatures are very warm. the weather pattern doesn't change this week. it's more of the same. it's not raining every day in these area of the east up to the tennessee valley but we see one or two or three days a week. as we go through tomorrow the heavier rains will shift to the mid-atlantic. we may get one or two stronger thunderstorms there where we could deal with heavy rain. >> starting out with some patchy fog. we will see a mix of clouds and sun. high temperature in the mid to upper 80's. we cannot rule

>> if you happen to be having a wonderful 50th birthday and you need to know your forecast for the day today, you can get that at weather.com. for more birthday news, let's go to willard scott. >> nobody in the world does it like sara lee. that's what they say. if you've had their cookies, and wonderful sara lee pound cake, you know what i mean. providence, rhode island. unbelievable. some of the best lobsters you'll ever eat. we have a birthday buddy there. pearl nathan. happy birthday. she loves the ocean and loves to swim. even though it's 110 below zero in the ocean there. it's cold water. i know. and we have another birthday buddy, kenneth gibson from

bethany, oklahoma. an old bible name. not oklahoma, bethany. you know that. 101 years old today. we have a beautiful lady named bubba oglesby and she is from panama city, florida. she 100 years old today. we wish her a happy birthday. you can't beat it. it's the best in town. wao johnson, portland, oregon. another great town. a lot of good seafood up there. i love the smoked salmon, delicious. >> lida sodora. 100 years old today and she is a piece of work. her favorite is olive oil. loves to put it in salads. can't beat olive oil. always good. flander dunham from baltimore, maryland. right over there. about 35 miles by amtrak.

can't miss it. wish him a happy birthday. he is 100 years old today. loves the circus. been going since he was a kid. i mean a kid. happy birthday to you all in tv land. we love you. now back to the big apple in new york. >> willard, thank you very much. >> coming up next, that wardrobe staple, the art of wearing a white shirt from business to casual to business casual. but first this is "today" on nbc.

we are back at 8:38 with our on going series the art of. this morning, the art of wearing the classic white shirt, whether you're sporting trousers or a skirt. she is a today news contributor and e news fashion correspondence and senior fashion editor for marie clare magazine. how do you have time for this

segment? we love the white shirt. do you think every wardrobe should have this? >> absolutely. you can wear the white shirt for every occasion. you could wear it for the office, the weekend, you can wear it for the red carpet, you could wear it to bed. you can wear it absolutely everywhere. >> to natalie's question, you can wear it year round. >> absolutely. >> the first look is what we're calling the on duty look. this is a white shirt for the office. tell us about what general is wearing. >> general is wearing obviously this great white shirt. this is a fitted white shirt. so crisp and clean and buttoned up literally and metaphorically when you're at work. this is a great shirt and it's all about -- you want something you have to put it on and make sure it's flush to the skin and bend back excess fabric at the side and put the pants on after. >> spanks? tuck it into the spanks? >> definitely. a fitted shirt should not be skin tight. the buttons should not be gaping

at the front. it should shut flush to the skin. >> i noticed you had it buttoned up to the collar which reminds me of the 80s. >> it's a new trend happening right now. instead of a tie. so you're doing the female version. >> thank you. we'll see you in a few minutes. now the flirty fun style. this could be date night and we have britney as our model. >> yes, britney in this fun pocket shirt. it should fit a little bit looser. soft to the touch. really soft to wear. and we put this underneath which is a little flirty with it. >> what's that fabric? it looks like silk or something. >> yes, exactly. it's silk. you can find these everywhere now. it's a fpopular fabric. >> i guess she is wearing a cute, i guess pink bra or something. if you're wearing a white shirt and you don't want your bra to show, nude is what you want. not a white bra. >> nude bras. >> britney, thank you very much.

you look fabulous. next, the cool weekend look. tell us about this look. this is jess. >> we have jess. a very cool look. she is a little bit rock and roll. the shirt is almost oversized. you want it to look a little borrowed from if boys. the half tuck which has become a fashion craze, you just grab the front of the shirt and tuck a couple of inches in the front and leave the rest out. >> can you turn around so we see the full half tuck. it's hanging out in the back there so you only want to tuck the front. >> absolutely. it's funny. i use these on so many shoots and people ask for the half tuck. >> i love the denim shorts but what's an alternative with this kind of look? >> a clean skinny jean would look great. >> if she wore her leather jacket would she keep the shirt the same? >> absolutely. it says i'm a cool girl. >> jess, thank you so much. finally, we have the show stopper. when i see women do this on the

red carpet i think it's amazing but how do you pull it off as a normal person. >> well, she is doing it so well. it's such a sheik look. you see helen miren do it. it's a tight shirt and pop the collar. it is the ubber glam. this is the very fitted shirt on top. >> i see you have the tough turned up a little bit. that looks good too. >> it's all about pops and details. >> then you have statement jewelry. would you keep the accessories to the minimum other than the big piece? >> if you have that that's all you need to do. the skirt in itself is a big statement. >> should we have all of our models come out one more time? all right. take a look. thank you very much. savannah, if you don't have a white shirt in your closet, your advice is -- >> buy one. >> no, buy four. buy four right now. >> all right models. thank you so much. >> thanks girls. still ahead, a best selling author opens up about his brush

with madness. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:44 with the best selling author and journalist, the professor and the madman, now simon winchester is opening up about nearly losing his own mind with his new e-book. >> how are you? >> talk about this episode. you were a perfectly happy guy going about your life. you first had an episode way back in 1965. you were reading this book which is right here on the table. tell me what happened. >> well, i was at oxford, second year. had just finished an essay at 2:00 in the morning, went to bed about 2:15. picked up this book, which i never read before. this was the copy i was reading.

i got to page 32, bookmarked it and put it down beside the bed and went to sleep and in the morning everything had changed. everything was -- it's so difficult to explain even this removed but everything that was familiar suddenly seemed frightening. there was a picture on my wall, with the two cedar trees and the bridge, everything about it looked insane. i couldn't explain it. kept looking at this book, for instance and thinking bondage. what does that mean? >> you were disoriented. >> i was utterly disoriented and got out of bed and walked up -- there was no one in the house. i pelt so depressed and i went back to bed, got up and found the clock says 4:00. i thought the clocks were wrong. everything was wrong. but it wasn't. i had slept for 8 hours thinking it was ten minutes. i remembered i had to go somewhere in the car. i found the car. couldn't remember how to drive

it. crashed it. >> we're getting this picture and this happened -- you had multiple episodes of this where you're disoriented and you're afraid at certain levels. even on your wedding day this happened. as this progresses as they go away, these episodes go away you decide to have electro convulsive therapy. what did that do? >> first of all, i didn't decide. but a doctor said you have to do this. my wife at the time who tolerated all of this for the previous four years said okay sign him into an asylum. i was then a newspaper reporter in this particular asylum in the north of england. i remember as i was wheeled in that reporter colleagues had written stories about how this was a place where patients were abused. i am hisable and disoriented and then they put these electrodes on my head. strap me down. >> one things of jack nicholson

in one flew over the coo coo's nest. >> yeah. there were six of them. after six i never had an episode again. >> do you know why it worked? >> no one does. they say these are storms of complicatio complications. it's like rebooting a computer. you don't know why it works but it does. >> thank god the condition has not returned. >> it's never -- it's been now 48 years. >> why open up about this now? what are you hoping people come away with? >> one reason why i did is my parents that both died last year had been tremendously conservative old school british people and my father thought mental illness is for sissy. if you feel mentally ill go dig the garden. pull yourself together. they died, the ridicule was over and i was able to talk about it and i thought people that suffer

from this kind of a condition should be aware that electro convulsive therapy, stigmatized as it may be, actually in some cases worked. >> it's to point out it's not for everyone. ernest hemingway had it as well. >> yes and others. it worked for me and you should go out and tell the world that for some people it does work and should not be stigmatized. >> but one level of superstitious, do you ever read this book? >> i never have. i've seen the film on television. one of these days i will. but at the moment i'm keeping it at age 32. >> the e-book is the man with the electrified brain. thank you so much for sharing your story. coming up next, tracy morgan shares his story as wellut in a different way. he shows us a tour of his house including the shark infested man cave you're not going to want to

miss. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> people don't know this side of you.

we are back at 8:51 with a look inside the outrageous man cave of comedian tracy morgan. jill got a tour. i won't ask how you do that. just like your man cave. >> pretty much. >> pretty much the same.

he was on 30 rock for seven seasons and welcomed me into his home to share his very own shark tale. >> reporter: we know tracy morgan best as tracy jordan, the fast talking funny man on 30 rock. >> there's a garbage bag in the hallway. >> even though his character is over the top. >> i love this corn bred so much i want to take it behind the middle school and it get pregnant. >> this is my man room. >> reporter: it's nothing compared to how the real tracy lives. >> richard pryor and up there, lucille ball. she's an angel. >> reporter: but it's in his basement that he has more bite than you think. >> let me show you my sharks. >> reporter: this is the first man that ever says to me, let me show you my sharks. last year tracy decided to

transform this empty wall. >> this is the room that walks and i want to change this whole wall. >> reporter: into his dream tank. >> this is jaws and this is the boat. >> were you scared of jaws first time you saw it. >> yeah. i was a kid. that's what inspired me to do this. i love marine life since being a young person. i was always fascinated with marine life. so when i had the resources, i wanted to build a nice big shark tank in my house. >> reporter: with exotic fish and sharks flown in as far away as bali. >> how much does a shark cost? 65 or $80,000. depends on which shark you want. yeah, pretty expensive. >> reporter: what do you feed them? >> jumbo shrimp. take the tail off and they eat. everyone gets fed well. >> jumbo shrimp, i'd like to

come for dinner. >> reporter: seven sharks, two sting rays, an eel, two tiger fish, corral and over 3500 gallons of water. the price tag, over $400,000. >> you said your water bill is not nuts. it's hard to believe. >> no, i don't think so. >> i don't think you know the water bill price. >> no, i don't. >> you see how i know he's thinking. >> this is outrageous. we're standing in your basement in a shark tank. >> yeah. >> that doesn't strike you at all as -- >> i don't think it's normal but hey, i love it. >> he's the best. we should say a big congratulations to tracy and his fiancee megan. they just had a baby girl. doesn't it look like his face was super imposed into this photo. looks just like him. >> oh my gosh. >> look at this photo. she showed me this last night.

she has not seen the sharks. >> yeah. >> there's a reason they call it man cave and not baby cave. >> ayman cave but he is hysterical and how hysterical that this is his basement. >> i have to say it's really cool. don't you think. >> i have imagines of jaws 3-d when they break through the tank. >> i know. >> really? the maintenance of it is huge. it looks great but i don't know, one of those -- >> fish food, you think? >> what are the big chairs of your favorite baseball team? >> the lazy boy and remote. >> what will shave years off your look after your local news.

>> good monday morning. it is 8:56. it could go to a jury as early as today, porter is accused of hiring a hit man to murder her husband. experts who evaluated her mental ability took the stand.

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2013. i'm willie geist with natalie morales. al has the day off. that's rock and roll by avril levine. before we get into our news today let's look at the new york daily news. anthony weiner. >> a picture that caught our eye. given all the troubles of anthony weiner. >> open up to page 4. this is at the dominican day parade yesterday right out here on 6th avenue. >> look at this picture right here. i don't know if you can see it. he's making like this goggly eyed face and his tongue is sticking out. looks kind of crazy man. >> right. >> but even better than that is the picture right there which again very small -- i don't know if you can see it all that well -- but he is wealded a giant plantain. >> he is holding a plantain. >> didn't we talk about not holding produce or anything else. do not peel carrots. do not hold bananas.

giant green plantains. >> you're at the dominican day parade. what do you reject it? >> you don't catch it. >> you know what, just stay away. >> he could probably use your help running that campaign. >> wow. >> moving on to a touching story. thank goodness, good news in all the bad news but this weekend they found hannah anderson alive and well. >> a little bit of good news in a terrible story. a 6 day hostage ordeal. the teenager found, 16 years old as natalie said. her captor, jim dimaggio, 40 years on the floor a years of age was shot dead in idaho early saturday evening. he is believed responsible for killing hannah's mother christina and her 8-year-old brother ethan. hannah owes her rescue to this eagle-eyed group of horse riders. they were out riding the trails in idaho and saw a couple that didn't quite fit.

it was an idaho man named mark john, his wife and another couple, mike and mary young. they happened upon dimaggio and hannah twice. mark john said they were like a square peg going into a round hole. they didn't fit. he might have been an outdoors in california but not in idaho. he didn't fit. >> they did engage in the conversation. there were a lot of red flags that didn't quite fit the story. they said they were headed in one direction but they were in the opposite direction and a lot of other things that didn't add up and that and also hannah actually looked scared a couple of times. >> right. >> good for hannah and to have these people. they saved her life. >> after the fact they watched the news and they said wait a minute, those are the people we saw. we need to call this in and the effort from that point forward incredible. you have helicopters that spot a camp site and then they had to